Rondônia advances healthier cities and tech‑driven industrial growth

Senator Confúcio Moura (MDB‑RO) urged a broader debate on building healthier, sustainable urban environments in Rondônia. In a interview in Porto Velho, he highlighted the need for municipal managers to champion smart‑city solutions and for public‑school curricula to teach civic administration. Moura cited the German party‑funding model as a way to train future leaders, saying, “É uma fidelidade que está dentro do coração.”

Samuel Costa, the PSB pre‑candidate for governor, presented a plan to create master’s, doctoral and post‑doctoral scholarships in partnership with UNIR and IFRO, aiming to turn the state into a research and innovation hub. He pledged to use artificial‑intelligence tools in the public health system and to attract electric‑vehicle manufacturers, projecting the creation of more than 10,000 direct and indirect jobs and expanding trade with China. Costa said, “Não podemos ficar reféns apenas do agronegócio. Precisamos industrializar o estado.”